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Millions of pounds have been paid directly into bank accounts across Lancashire to help ease the cost of living crisis - and our map shows how much has been handed out where you live.
In Lancashire, payments of £301 went to 209,700 households, while 177,800 individuals with a disability received £150. In total, that adds up to £89.8m sent to our area. Blackpool received the highest amount in cost of living payments, a total of £12.2m, followed by Blackburn with Darwen . You can find out how your area compares with our interactive map. Enter your postcode to zoom into your area.
A total of £299.5m was paid to families and individuals in Scotland, £192.0m in Wales, and £152.8m in Northern Ireland. Of all local authority areas in the country, more money was sent to help people in Birmingham than anywhere else . That was followed by Glasgow , Leeds , Liverpool and Manchester .
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